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News! Puppy Mill Dogs Released! 5/1
VICTORY FOR THE ANIMALS IN
VIRGINIA!
Good news for the animals! On July 1st, Virginia's stricter
animal-fighting legislation
HB 656/ SB 592 will take effect, making cockfighting and
attending any animal fight a felony.
Last Chance for Animals (LCA) Special Investigation Unit (SIU)
supplied Bob Bushnell, Henry County District Attorney, with
classified
undercover cockfighting video shot in Virginia. After
viewing the LCA video, Bushnell lobbied strongly for the harsher
law against animal fighting activities.
According to Bushnell, the LCA investigation provided him and
other local law enforcement with information that was, "very
helpful in lobbying for changes in the State of Virginia's laws
regarding cockfighting." At the same time, cockfighters were
lobbying the State Assembly claiming that their sport was
"family friendly." With documented proof supplied by LCA,
Bushnell was able to "stand up and tell them [the State Senate
and Assembly] that there is a huge amount of gambling at these
contests, with children present."
Bushnell attributes LCA's undercover work as an essential part
of this stricter animal fighting law in Virginia. "Virginia had
been a refuge of cockfighters in the South," said Bushnell, "I
am very grateful for the help LCA gave us in getting this
legislation toughened."
Please help support LCA's Special Investigations Unit. It is
only with your
continued support that LCA can continue to investigate and
supply information that strengthens laws against animal abuse
nationwide.
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